Prince William opens up about ‘understanding his emotions’ in candid conversation about men’s mental health with Professor Green on BBC Radio 1

Prince William opened up about ‘understanding your emotions’ in a candid chat about men’s mental health with Professor Green on BBC Radio 1.

The future monarch appeared alongside rapper musician Guvna B, James’ Place Clinical Services Director Allan Browning and Nathan, who shared his own experiences to encourage conversation about men’s mental health.

The Prince of Wales, 43, even shared his own mental health struggles during his time as a first responder, and also revealed how it took him a ‘long time’ to understand his own feelings.

The father-of-three said in a special episode of Radio 1’s Life Hack that ‘more male role models’ who openly discuss mental health issues are needed to help all men do the same.

Prince William has revealed to host Greg James that he hopes discussing suicide prevention and mental health will eventually ‘become second nature to all of us’.

Looking at his own emotions, Prince William candidly shared that it often takes a while to fully understand why he feels the way he does in certain situations.

‘I think that’s a very important process to do every now and then, to check in with yourself and understand why you’re feeling the way you do,’ he told the BBC programme.

‘Sometimes there is an obvious explanation, sometimes there is not. I think the idea that a mental health crisis is temporary; ‘You may experience a strong moment of mental health crisis, but it is temporary.’

The future ruler spoke candidly about his own feelings and it takes ‘a long time’ for him to understand his own feelings

Mental health has long been an issue of great importance to the Prince and Princess of Wales; The couple’s Royal Foundation contributed £1 million to launch the National Suicide Prevention Network across the UK last autumn.

The prince said support from mental health organizations could be a ‘small stepping stone’ to help those struggling get through tougher moments.

“And if we talk about it more and educate people more, hopefully the idea of ​​suicide will become more and more removed,” he added.

‘Because you know you could wake up tomorrow and feel very different.’

Meanwhile, Professor Green, also known as Stephen Manderson, has long campaigned on mental health issues, having previously appeared in a documentary called Suicide and Me about the loss of his own father to suicide.

The 42-year-old rapper was keen to join the panel featuring the future monarch as he wanted to impress upon the public that these conversations are “important” and “okay” to have.

The advocate for suicide prevention charity Calm believed the Prince of Wales’s support was “incredibly important” not only because of his candor, but also because of the suffering he has experienced and seen first-hand.

He added: ‘And I think it allows us to shine a light on something that people would normally avoid.’

The rapper appeared on a special episode of BBC Radio 1 Life Hacks alongside musician Guvna B, James’ Place Clinical Services Director Allan Browning and Nathan.

Professor Green, also known as Stephen Manderson, spoke on the program and has long been a mental health campaigner after losing his own father to suicide.

Prince William had previously spoken to campaigner Rhian Mannings; Mannings’ one-year-old son George died after suffering a seizure in 2012, and her husband Paul died by suicide five days later.

This comes after Prince William broke down in tears during a conversation with Rhian Manning while discussing her husband’s suicide just days after their baby son died.

In a film to mark World Mental Health Day, Rhian Mannings spoke to the Prince of Wales about the death of her husband Paul, just five days after their son George passed away in hospital.

Sitting at home in Cardiff, the future king’s voice broke as Ms Mannings said how much she wanted Paul to talk to her about how he felt.

‘I think that’s the hardest thing…we would be fine,’ he said.

Following the release of the emotional film, Ms Mannings opened up about the stigma surrounding suicide and revealed that some of her closest friends had chosen to distance themselves from her pain because they were so worried about saying the ‘wrong’ thing.

He told the Daily Mail: ‘It was a really important moment because I think when it gets to the talking stage, when it gets emotional, a lot of people will shut down and stop. ‘People are afraid of upsetting people and they are afraid of having conversations that will make others uncomfortable.’

‘But actually it’s so important, so I was talking about it and he got emotional, which made me emotional, but we kept talking about it. And I think with it being emotional, people will see that it’s okay to talk about it, it’s okay to find it difficult – but that’s not a reason to shy away from it.

‘Not saying anything to someone is worse than saying something and getting emotional. Most people just want to know what’s going on, they’re just afraid to open that can of worms, but once the can is opened it’s easier for the person talking and it’s okay to actually care.

‘And sometimes that can really resonate with the person speaking and opening up.’